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Whether the existence of the welfare state in the first place is good or not is an entirely different argument; one that I'm not going to get into. My point is
by bornhuetter 14y ago
Whether the existence of the welfare state in the first place is good or not is an entirely different argument; one that I'm not going to get into.
My point is that when governments say that the best short-mid term solution to the debt crisis is to cut benefits and raise taxes on pensioners they are either lying or crazy.
- planetguy 14y agoWell the easy solution to a debt crisis is always just to stop paying your debts and fall back on the fact that you have a lot of guns. But quite apart from the ethical concerns of unilaterally cancelling all your own debts, the long-term ramifications for the nation can be profound